• @[email protected]
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    -2215 hours ago

    Because it makes money and is entertaining.

    Without the celebrity status and novelty there would be a lot less tourism in Britain. It’s not like people go there for the food or the weather.

    • @[email protected]
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      3414 hours ago

      Why do British people think King Charles is the reason people go to Britain to visit? Nobody gives a shit about your existing monarchy outside of your country. We go there to see castles n shit.

    • @[email protected]
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      3515 hours ago

      If they got rid of the royal family, that wouldn’t mean they’d need to get rid of all the castles and other historically relevant places and architecture, too…

      • @[email protected]
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        Do you know how much money paid to the “monarchy” goes to the upkeep, maintenance and renovation of the properties that attract tourism?

        Have you seen the revenue those properties make, and how 88% go to the treasury ministry?

        edit: downvotes because nobody wants to actually figure out anything about the situation. I’m not even british, i’m fucking American but even I know the “royal family” brings in way more money than the architecture any fucking day. So much bullshit infests the news cycle from them, if people didn’t give a shit then they wouldn’t put it in the news - because the stuff in the news is what sells.

        • @[email protected]
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          48 hours ago

          Probably a decent chunk of it.

          How much extra is paid to support the lavish lives of royalty? And how much is paid to make those properties liveable rather than as tourist attractions?

          Plus empty buildings don’t need quite as much security as kings and queens and their families…

        • Skua
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          even I know the “royal family” brings in way more money than the architecture any fucking day

          Based on what? France is literally right next door and it’s the biggest tourist destination in the entire world, bar none. Nobody is going to Versailles and complaining that it’s just not the same without the state waifu living there anymore.

        • ѕєχυαℓ ρσℓутσρє
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          1412 hours ago

          Similar properties in other countries also make a ton of money. Why do you think it’s the “royal family” that brings in the money? It’s not like tourists can even meet them. What exactly do you think is the draw for normal people? Outside of some lunatics, who gives a fuck?

        • @dogslayeggs
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          -1012 hours ago

          People are fucking ignorant and think they know how that shit works. You are 100% correct.